Soapbox Common

Soapbox has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a crate for packing soap

"The old factory still keeps its antique wooden crates, which are technically called soapboxes, used to pack bars of lye soap before shipping."

soapbox

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

"The mayor stepped onto the soapbox at the town hall meeting so everyone in the crowd could hear his speech."

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A crate for packing soap.

"The old wooden crate labeled 'soap' was actually just a repurposed soapbox used to transport bars down to the market before they were unpacked into boxes."

Verb

To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.

"He climbed onto an old wooden crate and began his impassioned plea for better traffic laws, effectively turning the busy corner into a makeshift soapbox."